Category Rally

Hollie McRae on her dad: The big, friendly family man

Would she do it? Should she do it? Could she do it? Yes. Yes. And yes. The question was directed towards Hollie McRae. I’d been… Read more

by David Evans March 10, 2024 3 min

Tractors on ice… retirement Kankkunen style

I’m sitting in a kitchen not far from the Russian border staring at snow. There’s a cassette player in the corner playing Arttu Wiskari’s rally… Read more

by David Evans March 10, 2024 10 min +

Rally

(Re)living the dream

Like all of you, I love rallying. I had long dreamed of experiencing the thrill of competing, so doing my first event back in 2019… Read more

by Jon Scoltock March 9, 2024 10 min +

Latvala wants another go at Rally Finland

It was always going to happen. When Jari-Matti Latvala stepped aboard a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 at last year’s Secto Rally Finland, the hardest thing… Read more

by David Evans March 8, 2024 2 min

WRC working group chief: I don’t understand new points system

Last week was all about the mid-term and long-term future of the World Rally Championship. David Richards was outlining the FIA WRC working group’s vision… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay March 8, 2024 3 min

Kovalainen determined to rally again after heart surgery

In a fascinating and insightful interview former Formula 1 winner turned rally driver Heikki Kovalainen has talked DirtFish through his plan to overcome the heart… Read more

by Mark Paulson March 7, 2024 5 min

Women in motorsport

Mouton’s drive for spectator safety in WRC

As the highest level of rallying competition in the world, safety is paramount in the World Rally Championship. From the safest rally cars ever made… Read more

by James Bowen March 7, 2024 3 min

Opinion

Can electric work in the WRC?

Electrification and the World Rally Championship. We’ve been here before. Four years ago, the electric future seemed inevitable; the EV car market was growing, manufacturers… Read more

by James Bowen March 7, 2024 5 min

BRC

Max McRae wants to make a name for himself

There was plenty of fanfare earlier this week when Max McRae was announced as an M-Sport driver in the British Rally Championship. It evokes memories… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay March 6, 2024 3 min

When Solà got his chance to shine in Spain

This week, rallying returns to Costa Brava in Spain. Historic machinery will descend on classic stages that once featured regularly on Spain’s World Rally Championship… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay March 6, 2024 2 min

How the virtual chicane made Ouninpohja possible again

In case you spent Tuesday beneath a rock, Ouninpohja’s back. For the first time in seven years, Finland’s finest 20 miles are back on the… Read more

by David Evans March 6, 2024 3 min

Rally 1000 Lakes Jyvaskyla (FIN) 23-25 08 1985

How Ouninpohja earned its place in WRC legend

For those of you still in the dark about the best road on the planet, your search is over. Take the E63 south of Jamsa… Read more

by David Evans March 5, 2024 5 min

Ouninpohja to make WRC return after seven-year absence

It’s been a very long seven years. It doesn’t matter now. It’s back. And it’s back properly. Welcome home Ouninpohja. The route for Secto Rally… Read more

by David Evans March 5, 2024 2 min

Opinion

The WRC points system lesson to be learned from México

As head of content at DirtFish, it’s my job to look at every channel we distribute content on. So believe it or not, yes, I… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay March 5, 2024 3 min

Women in motorsport

Opinion

What makes Solberg the perfect choice to run WRC?

Now we’re getting somewhere. Pernilla Solberg as WRC Commission president is very good news. I always knew it, but Saturday’s DirtFish Women in Motorsport Summit… Read more

by David Evans March 4, 2024 3 min

The WRC2 contenders starting their season on Safari

Gus Greensmith and Kajetan Kajetanowicz will kick off their 2024 WRC2 campaigns on this month’s Safari Rally Kenya, both at the wheel Škoda Fabia RS… Read more

by James Bowen March 4, 2024 2 min